Ordered that the judgment is affirmed.
Contrary to the defendant's contentions, the Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in replacing a sworn juror after making a "reasonably thorough inquiry" (CPL 270.35 [2] [a]) into the juror's unavailability, affording the parties the opportunity to be heard and placing the facts and reasons for its determination on the record (see CPL 270.35 [2] [a], [b]; People
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